Tim Campion posted the following on the Fellowship of Friends Discussion blog:
Here is the "friendly" reminder I received from the Fellowship of Friends Secretary, dated August 26, 1985:
Dear Timothy,
Trying to salvage your marriage is taking priority over remaining in the School. I feel a leave of absence would only serve to strengthen the attempt by the instinctive center and the feature of feminine dominance to strip the School from your grasp. Therefore, you will need to work with the requirement of not falling more than 14 weeks behind with donations; should you become further behind with donations, you would be required to make a re-entry donation [ed. - At the time $1,500] before returning.
If you would like to try to work out some schedule of donations to allow you to catch up over time, I am sure we can work together on it. As Marcus Aurelius said, "In everything, look to the end." The end is clear here.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Warmly,
(s)James
"Laughing Love" wrote on the Fellowship of Friends Discussion blog, August 10, 2007:
Hello All.
Feminine dominance.
The term is so insulting.
Please, anyone, remind me of what this precisely means.
Camille Paglia wrote a book called “Sexual Personae” which describes, through a historical analysis, the theory that, indeed, females are the dominant sex, although they seem otherwise.
In one section of that book, she describes the Greek’s homosexuality and the deification of the “beautiful boy”. (There were no morals relative to homosexuality and it was an intrinsic part of the culture.)
Nevertheless, she theorizes that this arose out of fear and rejection of female power, which is unrecognizable as power in a male dominated culture.
Relative to this is the current trend in fashion (which is dominated by gay males) who prefer a thin, almost male females (small breasts, no body fat).
I recommend her book. It is very detailed and quite long, but very enlightened.
I remember hearing the term “feminine dominance” and, since it was not described in my prospective student meetings, was completely confused.
I’ll theorize that “feminine dominance” acknowledges that female power exists and rejects it outright, or, at best, attempts to avoid that evil with every ounce of one’s soul.
True?
LL
"Veronicapoe" wrote on the Fellowship of Friends Discussion blog, August 10, 2007:
[Responding to the post above ] 77/Laughing Love
On the origin of “Feminine Dominance” as applied in the Fellowship of Friends.
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 42:171-189 (1994)
Veronicapoe’s editorial comments, which are speculative and which are not part of the original abstract, appear in brackets:
The Role of Mother-Son Incest in the Pathogenesis of Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Glen O. Gabbard, M.D. and Stuart W. Twemlow, M.D.
ABSTRACT
Psychoanalytic case material is presented to illustrate how mother-son incest may be involved in the pathogenesis of a particular subtype of narcissistic personality disorder. Male patients with this disorder have a grandiose view of themselves ["I am the avatar of the age"] as entitled to occupy a special position with others, combined with a paranoid tendency to anticipate imminent betrayal. The enormous guilt related to perceived oedipal transgressions leads these patients to fear retaliation from an enraged, vindictive, and castrating father ["C influence is going to expunge humanity] at any moment. In addition, these men often feel that their special role vis-à-vis mother is a precarious one contingent on doing her bidding. [i.e., "being under feminine dominance."] Hence, they also live in dread of an impending disaster involving either abandonment or humiliation by their mothers. [Ergo, why "feminine dominance" must be "overcome" in order to "evolve."]
